Trudeau v. Trudeau

This appeal is from an order continuing custody of young children in their mother in the face of allegations by the father that she is an unfit person.

Dr. John Trudeau, the appellant, was granted a divorce from his wife, Camilla Trudeau, the appellee, in Alpena, Michigan, in February, 1951 on grounds of extreme cruelty. The couple were married in 1946 and have two children, a girl and a boy, now eight and seven, respectively. The Michigan Court, finding that the charge of habitual and excessive drinking had not been proven against the mother, awarded her the custody of the children over the…